THE NAVAL DISASTER.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11847, 21 July 1893, Page 2

THE NAVAL DISASTER.

[By Electric TELEaßAßu— Copyright ) The Court Martial. (Per Pkkss Association.) London, July 19. Vice-Admiral ilarkham adheres to the details of the catastrophe as given in the despatches. He told his Flag-Lieutenant that the movement ordered by Admiral Trvon was impossible. Staff -Commodore Smith said Admiral Tryon's last words, just before the ship turned over, wore addressed to a midshipman on the bridge, to whom he said. " Don't stop youngster. Go to the boat." Liter. In his evidence at the court martial today Bear- Admiral Markham said he thought Admiral Tryon meant to circle round the outside of H.M.S. Camperdown, which would have been a Bafe evolution. Latest. At the court-martial to-day ViceAdmiral Sir M. Culine Seymour stated that according to the signal book Admiral Tryon's signal to the fleet allowed of only one interpretation. Eear-Admiral Markham repliad that his alternative interpretation allowed of a safe evolution while the other was dar-gerous. Eear-Admiral Markham, being closely pressed with respect to his reasons for the conclusion thet when he saw his interpretation was incorroctand a collision inevitable,admitted he had never seau such a manoeuvre as that attempted to be executed. Admiral Tryon had frequently admitted evolutions which he (Markham) only understood when Admiral Tryon explained them. The Captain of the Camperdown deposed that he was confident that turning in six cables would compel a collision, until Eear-Admiral Markham suggested that Admiral Tryon intended to circle outside the second division. Personally, he was not convinced that the Victoria intended to do so.